Writers' Websites

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Cyberkids Connection. A virtual place for young people from all over the world to share their thoughts and ideas with each other. http://www.cyberkids.com/

Cyberteens. Mountain Lake publishes educational software as well as the CyberKids and Cyberteens Web sites. Their goal is to create and promote youth community worldwide and to give teens a voice and an interactive place to express their creativity. Young people all over the world make Cyberteens a sharing, caring space. http://www.cyberteens.com/ctmain.html

The Diary Project. It is a way for young people around the world to share their personal thoughts, feelings, and dreams with one another near and far . . . to ask questions and find answers about growing up at the turn of the 21st century via the Internet. Requires plugins. http://www.diaryproject.com/

KidNews. This is a free news and writing service for students and teachers around the world. Anyone may use stories from the service for educational purposes, and anyone may submit stories. It invites comments about the news gathering, teaching, and computer-related issues in the Discussion sections for students and teachers. A tremendous source of all kinds of magazines for student-published work. http://www.kidnews.com/

Kids Cornfield Kidworld Magazine. A good example of kids’ writing on the internet, including particularly good games and puzzles in an online format. http://www.bconnex.net/~kidworld/CORN.html

Kid’s Space. The site has rapidly developed into many sections, including creative activities communication pages and sections for learning basic computer skills. Good audio clips of music by kids are available in three options. http://www.kids-space.org/

Midlink Magazine. This electronic magazine was created by kids, for kids in the middle grades—generally ages 10 to 15. Browse through the interactive space to enjoy art and writing that will link middle school kids all over the world. http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu:80/~MidLink/

New Moon. This is a site for the magazine for girls writing of their dreams and aspirations. Provides a set of guidelines for writers. http://www.newmoon.org/

Scriptito’s Place. Especially for young people ages 7–15. Vangar publishes things that people your own age have written to spotlight young talent, and to show you that you can do it too. http://members.aol.com/vangarnews/scriptito.html

Writing Den. This is designed for students grades 6–12 who want to improve their English reading, comprehension, and writing skills. Writing Den is divided into three levels of difficulty: Words, Sentences, and Paragraphs. Includes plugins. http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/

Young Writer Online. Young Writer is a magazine that publishes creative writing from children aged 6–16 from around the world. Fun, instructive, and designed to build a writer’s confidence, Young Writer is a forum for young people’s writing—fiction and non-fiction, prose and poetry. http://www.mystworld.com/youngwriter/index.html

The Young Writers Club. This club aims to encourage children of all ages to enjoy writing as a creative pastime by getting them to share their work and help each other improve their writing abilities. The online magazine is called Global Wave. http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/ywc.html

Young Writer’s Clubhouse. Created by Deborah Morris, the author of the Real Kids, Real Adventures series. This site offers a great deal of sound information and opportunities for young people through writing. http://www.realkids.com/club.shtml